On Friday, September 7th, 2007, eight youth gathered at the Clark State Performing Arts Center to learn about the art of silent film. They were preparing for the following evening, when the Lillian Gish Film Festival would culminate at the PAC, with the showing of The Wind in the Kuss Auditorium with a live score performed by the Springfield Symphony Orchestra. Youth learned about Lillian Gish, the first female “Hollywood Star,” who was originally from Clark County!! Participants watched selections from a Gish silent film, discussing techniques to convey meanings without words. They were then led by two professional mime/living statue artists from the Amazing Portable Circus in ninety-minute workshop on improvisational and silent acting. The following evening, youth returned and, dressed in black and white (to fit the movie theme) and in mime makeup, entertaining the crowd arriving for the event in the Davidson Grand Lobby of the PAC. The new performers alternated between living statue stations, acting out silent scenes, and improv in pairs. With only two hours of practice time, they persuaded some audience members to believe they were professionals! project Jericho information was available on the lobby tables to patrons, who were impressed by the feats of these eight creative youth!